20 Horseshoe Bend Grand Canyon Sedona - 2022

Vacation 2022

Horseshoe Bend / Grand Canyon NP/ Sedona, Arizona

We spent the night at a campground in Page, Arizona. It was just 3 miles from Horseshoe Bend. Horseshoe Bend is a severe bend in the Colorado River and is a part of the Glen Canyon Recreation Area. I wasn’t there the bet time of day for a picture nor was the sky the best for getting one. Look Horseshoe Bend on the internet to see some really great pictures.

You won’t spend a lot of time at Horseshoe Bend but I recommend that you see it.

Close to Horseshoe Bend and a focal spot that we didn’t take in is Antelope Canyon. Antelope Canyon is a beautiful slot canyon(s) that offer excellent photography opportunities besides the unusual hike through the canyon. One day I hope to return to take the tours.

The cost to tour Antelope Canyon is pretty steep and for that reason may not be suitable for many people and families. However, I believe that Antelope Canyon should be on your hit list if not actually in your bucket list.

The Grand Canyon is the Grand Canyon. It never was one of my Bucket lists places but kinda on us to other places that were. So, we went. I won’t say I was sorry that I did. It is an incredibly large hole in the ground; you might even say a grand hole. I wasn’t really impressed and found Zion, Bryce Canyon and the Capitol Reef much more interesting and pretty.

Sedona, Arizona is a beautiful little tourist town with lots of red rock around it. It is very pretty. It has a small Native American cliff dwelling called Montezuma’ Castle. Not nearly as impressive as many other cliff dwellings, it is still nice.

Start – Video and pictures taken at Horseshoe Bend.

4:26 – We’re at the Grand Canyon NP parking lot.

Of course, the observation tower and the area around it. I also apologize for the back and forth swaying of the video camera while walking. I should have used my gambol but didn’t think it would be that bad so didn’t use it.

8:49 – And finally, I present to you the Grand Canyon.

19:35 – You can see the observation tower from a distance in this picture.

22:32 – We said goodbye to the Grand Canyon and hit the road to Sedona, Az.

25:17 – We start down the Red Oak Scenic Byway.

I didn’t capture all of the byway, but what I did get was beautiful. The whole byway is beautiful.

42:20 – A quick stop for some pictures and to stretch our legs.

56:50 - A quick stop to see if this retailer has any of the photography equipment that we lost earlier in the trip.

They didn’t. We headed West out of Sedona to Cottonwood to spend the night.

I didn’t get any video footage of Montezuma’s Castle. You can see the still pictures I took on my website.